For the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force in 1982, a Raffle (Lottery) was organised and tickets sold - This Raffle ticket comes from the collection of Vinayak Dutt Shukla.

The first prize was Rs 50,00,000 which was the equivalent of USD 500,000 at that time . Extrapolating the Consumer Price index - this is the equivalent of USD 1,170,000 in 2013 terms.

We wonder who claimed the first prize?

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Image Courtesy Vinayak Dutt Shukla

For the 50th Anniversary of the Indian Air Force in 1982, a Raffle (Lottery) was organised and tickets sold - This Raffle ticket comes from the collection of Vinayak Dutt Shukla.

The first prize was Rs 50,00,000 which was the equivalent of USD 500,000 at that time . Extrapolating the Consumer Price index - this is the equivalent of USD 1,170,000 in 2013 terms.

We wonder who claimed the first prize?

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Image Courtesy Vinayak Dutt Shukla